- An old man with a torn sleeve never dishonored anyone.
- A sleeping fox finds no meat.
- As long as I am running my father will still have a son.
- At home saints never perform miracles.
- A timely “no” beats a hasty “yes.”
- A wise man learns at the fool’s expense.
- Between the beginning and the end there is always a middle.
- For every ailing foot, there is a slipper.
- God is big, but the forest is bigger.
- God writes straight even on wavy lines.
- Goodwill makes the road shorter.
- Haste is the mother of imperfection.
- He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
- If it were ever to rain soup, the poor would only have forks.
- In the house of a blacksmith the ornaments are made of wood.
- Love is blind, so you have to feel your way.
- Never promise a poor person, and never owe a rich one.
- Never promise a poor person, and never owe a rich one.
- Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
- One who does not look ahead remains behind.
- Poverty is not a crime, but it’s better not to show it.
- The earth is not thirsty for the blood of the warriors but for the sweat of man’s labor.
- The joy of a poor man does not last long.
- The poor eat meat when they bite their tongues.
- The saint is suspicious of too many sacrifices.
- The trees with most leaves will not necessarily produce juicy fruit.
- Where blood has been shed the tree of forgiveness cannot grow.
- Words will not pollute the soup.
- You cannot cover up the sun with a sieve.
- You can only take out of a bag what was already in it.
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